Estradiol-chlordecone (Kepone) interactions: Additive effect of combinations for uterotropic and embryo implantation functions

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Johnson, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlordecone; Embryo implantation; Estradiol; Estrogen action; Uterine growth

Indexed keywords

CHLORDECONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EMBRYO; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS GROWTH;

ANIMALS; CHLORDECONE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TREMOR; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029959657     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(96)03789-7     Document Type: Article

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